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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:09 pm 
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At the last taxi meeting at our council it was brought up again about a local chap who is always picking up fares in town even though he has no badge and the car isn't licensed. He has even been convicted of this by the magistrates court. The council said that they could not act without proof. :roll: They sugested that if anyone sees him out and about we should follow him to try to obtain evidence. Last Saturday night/Sunday morning he was spotted by one of the drivers who proceded to follow him. Guess what the unlicensed driver called the police to say that he was being harrased. :roll:

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:35 pm 
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At the last taxi meeting at our council it was brought up again about a local chap who is always picking up fares in town even though he has no badge and the car isn't licensed. He has even been convicted of this by the magistrates court. The council said that they could not act without proof. :roll: They sugested that if anyone sees him out and about we should follow him to try to obtain evidence. Last Saturday night/Sunday morning he was spotted by one of the drivers who proceded to follow him. Guess what the unlicensed driver called the police to say that he was being harrased. :roll:

And under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 the driver could have committed a criminal offence.

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1997/uk ... 70040_en_1

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:42 pm 
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The best way with these a*seh*les is ten strapping bloks, balaclavas on, remove driver from vehicle & turn the car over onto the roof . . . and scarper fast!!!

It's important to remove the driver from the vehicle; so that he can watch his car being turned over & so that he's not covered in petrol when the fuel tank is upside down.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:58 am 
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Brummie Cabbie wrote:
And under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 the driver could have committed a criminal offence.

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1997/uk ... 70040_en_1


I don't doubt it for a second. It just shows that our LA don't know what they are talking about.
It does not seem to matter what illegal activity we tell them about, they just want us to provide all the evidence.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:12 am 
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grandad wrote:
At the last taxi meeting at our council it was brought up again about a local chap who is always picking up fares in town even though he has no badge and the car isn't licensed. He has even been convicted of this by the magistrates court. The council said that they could not act without proof. :roll: They sugested that if anyone sees him out and about we should follow him to try to obtain evidence. Last Saturday night/Sunday morning he was spotted by one of the drivers who proceded to follow him. Guess what the unlicensed driver called the police to say that he was being harrased. :roll:

I think your local trade need to get the press involved.

'Council ignore unlicensed and un-insured taxi' makes a good headline. :wink:

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